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Re: [PATCH] No codepage translation in cygwin console


On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 07:46:22PM +0300, Dennis Vshivkov wrote:
>     Hello.
> 
>     There are times when it's very convenient to change Windows console
> codepage using chcp.com, for example, an interactive ssh session to a host
> with a different codepage used.  Unfortunately, the current release of cygwin
> enforces either of the two main codepages, ansi or oem, to be used, mainly
> because of considerations of their importance for filename and clipboard
> conversions, etc.  There's a patch attached, it extends functionality of the
> `codepage' option, set in CYGWIN environment variable, to allow for setting no
> codepage translation of console input and output.
> 
>     The way the option should look now is
> 
>     codepage=ansi|oem[:con-asis]
> 
>     If con-asis suboption is specified, console input and output goes
> unchanged.  Hope this helps someone.

Hi,

actually your patch seems to be useful when having to switch
between different codepages.

But I have two problems with that patch:

- First of all, your patch isn't `trivial' enough so that we
  can incorporate it without getting a signed copyright assignment
  form from you as described on http://cygwin.com/contrib.html.
  Please send us the signed form via snail mail.  As soon as we
  received it we can use your patch.

- Your ChangeLog entry isn't correctly indented.  And please use
  your real name, not a pseudonym.

Otherwise I'd be happy to apply your patch to Cygwin.

Thanks,
Corinna

-- 
Corinna Vinschen                  Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to
Cygwin Developer                                mailto:cygwin@cygwin.com
Red Hat, Inc.


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